Health; restrictions on sale and dispensing of contact lenses with respect to physicians; revise provisions
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 12 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the control of hazardous conditions, preventable diseases, and metabolic disorders, so as to revise provisions relating to restrictions on the sale and dispensing of contact lenses with respect to physicians; to revise definitions; to provide requirements for assessment mechanisms; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for violations and penalties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
House Passage
Feb 2023
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Feb 1, 2023
Signed May 2, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Mar 15, 2023 · House Feb 22, 2023
How they voted
45–1
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 50
Mar 15, 2023
D
Democratic21
90% Yea
R
Republican29
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 2, 2023
Signed into law
Act 233
upper
May 2, 2023
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 15, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 23, 2023
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Feb 1, 2023
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
James Beverly
DDemocratic
P
Lee Hawkins
RRepublican
P
Mark Newton
RRepublican
P
Ron Stephens
RRepublican
P
Sharon Cooper
RRepublican
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